v.28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
v.29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.
v.30And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
v.31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. [
Jn 20:28-31]
Nina,
Prax (and possibly yourself) view this cite from John Chapter 20, as virtually a proof-text that the Son is God. It is important to include the witness of v. 31;
the things which were written were to bring us to believing that Jesus is the CHRIST, the Son of God.
My contribution in the matter being discussed here pivots on this:
Did God indwell his tabernacle or did God BECOME his own tabernacle?
God’s WORD is, and always will be, a MANIFESTATION of God. God’s WORD is NOT God, and certainly is NOT another God.
In the presence (being part of a scene) where God is manifesting himself, what would an honest heart do? Answer; humble yourself, lower yourself, prostrate yourself ---this is WORSHIP.
Please consider these plain witnesses from scripture:
1. Moses was to put off his shoes while standing before a burning bush in the midst of the wilderness. Why? Because in the midst of a God-manifestation, the land he stood upon was HOLY.
2. A man-made box being carried into a transportable tabernacle had seven priests blowing seven trumpets before it….why, because it was where God manifested his presence among the congregation.
3. That same man-box received WORSHIP every six steps as it was being relocated; this worship was in the form of David’s dancing, shouting and the sound of trumpets. Why? Was it the box they WORSHIPED? No. it was the presence of God being manifested and returning to Israel.
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4. If one who does NOT believe (or is unlearned), enters into an assembly an experiences prophesy (God’s Word being manifested), he is convinced of all, he is judged of all. The scripture tells us that this one will FALL DOWN on his face and WORSHIP God,
knowing that it is a TRUTH that GOD is WITH these people. [1Co 14:23-25]
Nina,
I am not advocating that scripture testifies of multiple IMAGES of God. The only begotten Son of God is the EXPRESS image of the invisible God.
You directly asked about the Son receiving WORSHIP.
My answer: when people who are seeking God, understand that they are in the presence of God (God is manifested in their immediate life experience), they will WORSHIP God.
And then, added to this:
A righteous man died as a substitute for me. His propitiation provided a means for me to escape death and receive the gift of eternal life via God’s grace providing a suitable lamb.
Worship is an expression that acknowledges position in the presence of a master. Servants subordinate themselves to their masters; servants lower themselves in the presence of their Lord. How much more should WORSHIP be given when I am in the presence of God, indwelling the person who redeemed me by his own death, suffering the death of the cross, to purchase me from death.
My Lord AND my God are experienced when I am in the presence of a manifestation of God; by making his habitation with his Son, the only begotten of the father.
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There is one God who is a spirit.
That spirit is the anointing.
God has one anointed body.
The anointed body has one head.
The anointed body has many members fitly joined together.
The completed handiwork and plan of God; All in All.
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